Le Joueur / The Gambler / Claude Autant-Lara / Gerard Philipe / 1958

Le Joueur

1958 Drama

Credits

Director: Claude Autant-Lara
Script: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Jean Aurenche, François Boyer, Pierre Bost
Photo: Jacques Natteau
Music: René Cloërec
Cast: Gérard Philipe (Alixei Ivanovitch), Liselotte Pulver (Pauline Zagorianski), Françoise Rosay (La tante Antonia), Jean Danet (Marquis des Grieux), Jean-Max (Le directeur de la banque), Nadine Alari (Blanche de Cominges), Sacha Pitoëff (Afpley), Suzanne Dantès (Mme de Cominges), Julien Carette (Bagdovitch), Bernard Blier (Le Général Zagoriensky), Mona Dol (La baronne), Gib Grossac (Un joueur), Alice Sapritch (Marfa)
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 102 min
Aka: The Gambler

Summary

In 1866, a young Muscovite named Alexei Ivanovitch arrives in Baden Baden, then the gambling capital of Austria, and is soon engaged by General Zagorianski to look after his children. Alexei discovers that his employer is a compulsive gambler who has been almost ruined by his addiction. The only money the General has is provided by the Marquis de Grieux, an adventurer who intends to marry Zagorianski’s sister, Pauline. In doing so, de Grieux hopes to profit from the vast inheritance that will come the General’s way from his Aunt Antonina, who is presently very ill. Alexei is appalled by this society which lives only for money. He loves Pauline and wants to take her to a healthier place, but when she refuses to marry him, he begins to gamble at the casino...
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